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barret.

A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers.

    historical
  2. A floppy beret-like cap worn by musketeers.

    historical
  3. The flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics; a biretta.

Where this word comes from

From French barrette, Late Latin barretum (“a cap”), from birrus (“hooded cape”). See berretta, and compare biretta.

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